Valerie and Lawrence Kennedy Scholarship in Law

This scholarship is awarded to students classified as mature aged (25 years or older) at the time of application.

Bequeathed by Mr Lawrence Kennedy (and his wife, Valerie Kennedy) upon his passing in 2001. Mr Kennedy studied at Melbourne Law School as a mature age student following his return from World War II under the Soldier Re-settlement Scheme.

Benefits

The scholarship provides a living allowance of $10,000 for one year, paid in half-yearly instalments in April and September.

Payments will be scheduled as follows:

$1,500 - establishment allowance, paid shortly after enrolment, and

$3,500 paid in April after the Semester 1 census date,and

$5,000 paid after the Semester 2 census date in September.

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

be a domestic or international student

admitted and enrolled for the full year (at time of application) in the Melbourne JD at Melbourne Law School.